Summary
Within thePalworlduniverse, there are some pretty darn unsettling Pals you can encounter. Some are incredibly volatile, others are unsettlingly creepy, while even more fall to some incredibly unfortunate ends in the surprisingly violent world of Palapagos Island.
Not every Pal has a creepy or disturbing entry in the Paldeck, but for those who do, they can be wildly harrowing, taking the mostly cute and cuddly creatures of Palworld and casting a much darker shadow over their existence. If you’re wondering what the creepiest Pals you find around Palapagos, you’re going to have to check these out.
10Tocotoco
Explosions Coming From Every Angle. Every. Single. One.
A frightening Pal that produces exploding eggs. It often fires these eggs from its rear end as a weapon, but when spent the Pal itself explodes.
There are plenty of other unsettling Pals out in Palworld, but for some reason, the Tocotoco resonates as being quite disturbing without being overtly so. A Pal that creates and then fires eggs that explode is a little par for the course in his world, but once it runs out of those eggs, it has one final last resort.
Once it has no more eggs to fire off, it will explode itself, likely killing itself as opposed to being taken by some predator. Does it know when it runs out of eggs it’ll explode itself? Is the Tocotoco aware that the last egg means certain death, and it chooses to go out on its own terms? We’ll never know.
9Hangyu
Hangyu? Hang Me!
Its gigantic arms can rip apart even iron. As a particularly cruel form of execution, serious criminals would be strung up in a public square, and a Hangyu would rip off the skin from their bones.
A strong Pal isn’t so unusual among the creatures of Palworld, there are plenty of beefy other Pals out there that can kill, maim, orotherwise harm practically anyone who gets near it.
What sets Hangyu apart is that this unusually shaped Pal is that for some reason, it was used as a form of capital punishment in what seems like a time in the not so far past. These Pals would rip the very flesh from the condemned criminal, likely causing them to bleed out from their wounds.
8Nitewing
A Tender, Loving Predator
It carries newborn Pals to its nest and raises them as a surrogate parent. Once the baby Pal has fattened up, it hunts them.
Another Pal that isn’t so overtly creepy, but gets worse and worse the more you think about it. The Nitewing will hunt or find ababy Pal and bring them back to its nest. The little Pal might be frightened, or lost and alone, captured by this giant bird, only to find it being cared for, possibly even loved.
Then, maybe a month or two later, The Nitewing will turn on them, casting them from the nest and hunting them down, presumably to kill and eat the little Pal it had been nurturing.
7Cinnamoth
Higher Than A Cinnamoth
Sniffing its scales produces a feeling of unparalleled euphoria. There was some effort to further regulate this byproduct, but the Free Pal Alliance have vehemently opposed these measures, putting a stop to them.
The Cinnamoth’s Paldeck entry isn’t creepy because ofanything the Cinnamoth did on its own, but instead because of what humans have done to it. Sniffing a Cinnamoth will cause ‘unparalleled euphoria’ when inhaled, much like a highly potent drug, and if there are little side effects to the act, it could lead to mass poaching of the sweet little moth.
There seems to have been some type of regulatory mandate to help protect or deter poaching of the Pals, but the Free Pal Alliance has enough lobby power to put a stop to it, implying that the political world of Palworld can be just as corrupt as the real one.
6Wumpo
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Researchers once tried to shave off its hair to reveal its true form. In the end, only hair was left, as if that was all there was to begin with.
What lies underneath the furry exterior of the Wumpo, which seems like a natural question to ask about many of the Pals that can be found in Palworld. The Paldeck entry for this creature seems to have tried to answer this question but left only more questions.
When researchers shaved this icy creature of its fur, there was nothing beneath it, just a lump of hair. Which, of course, makes no sense, since there are clearly ears, eyes, and a mouth to hold the little leaf it is chewing on.
5Bushi
You Live By The Sword And Die By The Sword
Its body becomes a blade upon death, to be taken up by the next generation. If someone other than a Bushi wields this blade, the soul within torments them until they are driven mad.
When a Bushi dies, its body gets converted to a sword, which is intended to be passed down to a younger Bushi, so they may take up the task of being a lone samurai-like figure.
But if someone who isn’t another Bushi were to come across the weapon and attempt to wield it as their own, the lingering will of the Bushi will harass them until they succumb to madness. This implies multiple things: that Bushi may not completely die when they pass, since there’s a consciousness left in the sword, and it also may hint at an afterlife for at least Bushi if not all Pals.
4Astegon
Born From Nothing, And To Nothing Shall It Return
A savage beast born of the abyss. Thou shall not stand before the beast. Thou shall not heed the beast.
Part of what makes this Pal so unsettling is how little is explained about it. The cryptic Paldeck entry for Astegon gives exceptionally little information, just that it was born out of the abyss. What is the abyss? What eldritch hole did this monster pawn from?
Then, the Paldeck entry gets poetic, warning the reader to avoid standing in the presence of the Astegon, to not even acknowledge its existence. Even if you do though, just because you choose to ignore the beast, it does not mean that the beast will ignore you.
3Maraith
Find Closer Deep In Its Eyes
It relishes the peculiar scent living things give off when they are near death. If a Mariath has taken a liking to you. It is safe to assume that is why.
If you were to encounter a Maraith in the real world, it might seem almost cute. It’s not the worst looking Pal out there, and its wispy wings and black furry mane looks almost cuddly. But if this Pal is hanging out with you, there’s probably something terribly wrong.
When this Pal smells an impending death it will hang around, taking in the particular smell you give off. It doesn’t seem like it’ll do anything to stop it from happening or even really notify you that something is wrong, and likely you’ll never know exactly why it is staying near you. Either way, it might be a good idea to set up a doctor appointment if a Maraith becomes your friend.
2Menasting
The Sweet Release Cannot Come Soon Enough
Being made of pure energy, its insides are completely hollow. This Pal crams still-living prey into its hollow body, where it absorbs them. Hellish screams of pain can often be heard coming from inside this Pal.
This terrifying Pal may look like a scorpion but it is a creature of unimaginable nightmares in reality. Despite looking like a solid creature, the Menasting is actually totally empty inside. Instead, a Menasting will take its prey and shove it inside its hollow shell, where it slowly dissolves it. Like the worse version of the brazen bull torture device from ancient history.
While the brazen bull might not have actually been used in the human world, the Menasting certainly is out and about torturing its victims in Palworld. So well known is this Pal’s way of eating that the Paldeck even mentions how you’re able to hear its victims screaming as they are consumed inside.
1Helzephyr
Confirmation Of An Afterlife?
It calls forth lightning from the depths of hell. One who dies from Helzephyr’s inferno is sure to be sent to the underworld.
There is a lot to be concerned about when it comes to Helzepher. The huge birdlike creature can summon lightning, which is horrifying enough. But the Paldeck confirms that this lighting comes from hell, the actual underworld, where evil souls go when their mortal coil fails them. Fire and brimstone, the devil, all seven layers of hell.
As if that wasn’t enough, if you’re a good person who accidentally gets murdered by a Helzepher, too bad, now you’re going to hell too. Sorry about all those virtues. Sure, it could be a bit of hyperbole from the creator of the Paldeck, or at the least the intern who has to write all the snappy Pal descriptions in the Palworld universe, but if it isn’t, and somehow researchers have tapped into the worlds after this one, Helzephyr is a terrifying realization into what awaits people after death.
